The complete motorist, being an account of the evolution and construction of the modern motor-car; with notes on the selection, use, and maintenance of the same; and on the pleasures of travel upon the public roads (1905)
Young, Filson, 1876-1938 · New York : McClure, Phillips & co.; London, Methuen & co. · leaf 52
rt-sighted then as now, wereactively hostile to road locomotion. So that gradually thesteam coach disappeared from the roads, and attention waspaid instead to the traction-engine and the use of mechanicaltractors for driving heavy goods. With the development ofthese an agitation was raised against… … Randolphs steam carriage, 1872 they were useless for the purpose of passenger carriage, and,indeed, they effectually killed auto-locomotion on the roads ofthis country. All the pains and expense, all the time andpatience that had been devoted to bringing this industry to thepoint at which it had…
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